Wagon-jack.



No. 848,772. PATENTED FEB. 12, 1907.

, I. SHUPB.

WAGON JACK. APPLICATION IILEI) 001 14, 1905.

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WAGON-JACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 12, 1907.

Application filed October 14, 1905. Serial No. 282,851.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ISAAC SHUPE, of Newmarket, in the county of York andProvince of Ontario, Canada, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Wagon- Jacks; and I hereby declare that the following isa full, clear, and exact description of the same.

This invention relates to a wagon-jack comprising a lifting-lever havinga handle portion, an axle-sr-pporting rack connected to one side of thelifting-lever, a brace pivotally connected to the lifting-leverintermediate its ends and arranged to swing beyond the side of thelifting-lever opposite to said rack, and a stop to limit the outwardmovement of the brace, as hereinafter more fully set forth, and moreparticularly pointed out in the claims.

For a full understanding of the invention reference is to be had to thefollowing description and to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure1 is a side view of the wagon-jack with the brace closed against thelifting-lever. Fig. 2 is a similar view to Fig. 1 looking at it from theopposite side. Fig. 3 is an end view with the parts in the same positionas in Figs. 1 and 2. Fig. 4 is a side view with the brace extended andthe lifting-lever in a slanting position. Fig. 5 is a perspective viewof the rack, and Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the stop.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts throughout thespecification and drawings.

The lifting-jack consists of a lifting-lever a, having a handleportion 1) to facilitate its manipulation, a supporting-rack c,intermediate the ends of the lifting-lever a, having steps 0 for axlesof various heights, and a brace e, pivoted to the lifting-lever tosupport it in its operative position. The rack 0 consists of a unitarycasting composed of a series of steps 0, a connecting-piece 0, unitingthe steps a, and two rearwardly-projecting pins (1, which entercorresponding holes in the lifting-lever a to detachably fasten the rackto the lifting-lever. The brace e is pivoted to the lifting-lever aintermediate its ends, so as to swing beyond the side of the latteropposite to the rack c, the outward movement of the brace being arrestedby a stop f, connected to the lifting-lever contiguous to the pivot g,from which the brace articulates and which engages the brace when in itsoperative position.

In the use of the invention the lifting-lever is placed in a slantingposition beneath the axle of the vehicle, so that one of the steps 0 canengage the under side of the axle and raise it as the lifting-levermoves toward a perpendicular position, the brace 6 being in an openposition, as shown in Fig. 4, to maintain the inclination of thelifting-lever with its load.

A wagon-jack as above described can be easily and cheaply manufacturedand conveniently transported from place to place.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A wagon-jack comprising a lifting-lever, a supporting-rack connectedto one side thereof, consisting of a unitary casting composed of aseries of steps, a connecting-piece uniting the steps, andrearwardly-projecting pins to enter corresponding holes in thelifting-lever to detachably fasten the rack there to, a brace pivotallyconnected to the liftinglever and a stop connected to the lifting-lever,to engage and hold the brace in its operative position.

2. A wagon-jack comprising a lifting-lever, a supporting-rack connectedto one side thereof consisting of a unitary casting composed of a seriesof steps, a connecting-piece uniting the steps, and pins projectingrearwardly from the connecting-piece and contained in correspondingholes in the liftingle ver detachably fastening the rack thereto, abrace pivotally connected at one end to the lifting-lever intermediatethe ends of the latter, and a stop consisting of an angularlybent pieceof metal comprising-two arms one of which is securely fastened to thelifting lever and the other projects into the path of the rearwardextension of the brace to engage it when extended to enable it torigidly brace the lifting-lever.

Toronto, October 9, A. D. 1905.

v I. SHUPE.

In presence of C. H. RrcHEs, H. L. TRIMBLES.

